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Hi, not since my last post about the viewing the slight wear to eccentric cam shaft lobes - centre two have just a look of smudges metal. Slight wear at vvt servo motor worm gear that runs along teeth at eccentric cam shaft 3/4 centre teeth slightly narrower than rest but head of teeth all still flat - not pointed (therefore no risk of snapping) I've kinda list confindence in this guy. Asked him to check vacuum pump as heard a wheeze noise when I was either using brakes or changing gear from back of engine. Two people on other forums have same car & same noise & have been told its normal & have continued driving & they are at another year on. Could be lifters - guy at garage doesn't seem to really want to have to look hard for source of noise - need someone who has seen this type of thing before. I'm going to ask him to unplug vacuum pump to test then vvt motor to test - I'm all out of ideas :( thanks for asking x